Brassiere



E Dec. 29, 1931. M. v. wozENCRAFT r-:T Al. 1,838,604

BRAssIRE Filed July 2, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Buventor:

Patented pee. 29, 1931 f muni;isrer'risfrmem omen? MARY v ,wozrNcnArrAND MAYME El.' WRIGHT, or DALLAS,"l 'iExAs, .assIGNons 'ro WRIGHTCLOTHING MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or DALLAsgTEXAS, A CORPORAL;

nnssIREj f Thisfinvention relates to brassires and theobjectoftheinventionisto providea bras-` sire-` which willv uplift and supportthe bust and mold it into=shape -conformingto the-'modernprevailingstyles. 'i

Another `object ofthe invention is to provide a brassire which ispractically invisible even though -worn beneath r gowns of thin,

transparent material'. l l l A Anotherfobject ofthe invention is toprovide abrassire which is cut low-in the back but which will remainsnugly in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brassire havingdetachable elastic inserts so located that they serve to retain thebrassire in the proper position while permitting the arms and body tohave complete freedom of movement. v

We accomplish the above and other objects 2G of the invention, whichwill be apparent as the description proceeds, by means of theconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of our improved brassire as itappears when in position on the wearer.

Figure 2 is a detail plan of two sections of our improved brassire, twoof each of these sections being secured in assembled relation to formthe front of the' brassire.

Figure 3 illustrates the manner of joining the sections shown in Figure2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the back of our improved brassire asit appears when in osition on the wearer.

' igure 5 is an elevational view of the back portion of the brassire.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fi ure 5.

igure 7 is an edge elevational view of one of the elastic inserts andthe sections of the brassire to which it is detachably secured, parts ofthe sections being broken away; and

Figure 8 is a front elevation of one of the elastic inserts.

On the drawings, in which like reference characters indicate like partson all the views thereof,

1 indicates the two main sections forming the major part of the front ofthe brassire.

, to a central peak 6.

Thetwo sectionsare cut `with their lower which will presently appear,each -lower edge 2 terminating in a front edge 3 at an angle theretoforming a tapered extension. As is apparent, V,the under arm edge 4: isalso straight of the material while the upper edge `edges 2 straightofthe material for a purpose -5 is slightly curved upwardly `from each'side To `complete the frontV ofthe brassire, Va substantiallytriangular section-7, which has a loweredge 8v preferably cut straightof the material, isjoined to each section 1 by stitching its Alateraledges to thatportion of the lower straightV edge 2 of the" section 1which Figures 2 and 3.

lThe two sectionsl 1 are lappedV relation as shown at 9, the edges` 3coinciding withveach ,other and the over-v lapped vportions beingstitched to each other,

triangular sections will be of cupped and semi-rigid form to supportproperly the busts inthe desired protruding position.

The back of the brassire is formed from a single section 10, the loweredge 11 being preferably cut straight of the material. The section 10 isnarrow along the central portion and is formed vwith an upper edgecurving e5 isi included between the arrowssshown 1n' in. partially.,Overv y upwardly from the Vcenter to the shoulder strap attachingpoints thus providing a back section Vrotlsuch roportions that itwill'be invisible even w en wornA with gowns cut quite low in the back.A triangular dart 13 is formed in the centeriof the section 10 whichensures .the satisfactory lsnug fit and will preventbulging or slippingof the brassire. j f

The -front sections lof the improved brassire are joined to the backsection through the medium of elastic underarm inserts 14.` The insertsare each provided with fastener elements 15 which cooperate withfastener elements 16 on the front and back sections. It is to be notedthat the fastener elements 15, 16, are so arranged that the elasticinserts may be completely detached from the front and back sections.This is of especial advantage since our improved garment is madeentirely of two layers of fine net, with the exception of the inserts,so that it may be easily and satisfactorily laundered. Not only are thefront and back sections made of two layers of line net but the shoulderstraps 17 as well. Other brassires of which we are aware are providedwith ribbon, tape, or elastic shoulder straps and it is well known thatboth types must be carefully laundered in order that the appearance ofthe garment may be preserved. Ribbon fades and wrinkles, tape wrinklesand elastic stretches; thus, shoulder straps of such materials must be'frequently replaced if the garment is to be kept dainty andserviceable. We believe that we are the first to produce a brassirehaving front and backsections and shoulder straps all formed lfromlayers of fine net. The ine net which we employ for the present improvedbrassire does not require ironing,

and two relatively small substantially triangular lower sections, eachof said upper sections being formed with a lower, substantiallystraight, continuous edge, each of said lower sections having its baseedge in substantial alignment with the lower edge of the brassire andits lateral edges secured solely to the lower edge of an upper section,and means for securingthe back section to the front member.

2. In a brassire construction, a section adapted to extend across theback of the wearer, a front member, said member consisting of twounseamed upper sections and two smaller` substantially triangular lowersections, each of said upper sections being formed with a lower,substantially straight edge, each of said lower sections having its baseedge in substantial alignment with the lower edge of thebrassire and itslateral edges secured solel to the lower edge of an upper section, anmeans for securing the back section to the front member.

MAYME E. WRIGHT. MARY V. WOZEN CRAFT.

but may be merely smoothed out by the hands after washing and, when dry,it will be found to be in satisfactory condition for immediate use.

It is well known that elastic cannot be subj ected to continued washingsin warm water, and retain its desired qualities. By making` the inserts14 entirely detachable from the remainder of the garment, they may beseparately washed in cool water, thereby retain-A ing the desiredelastic quality or a longer period of use. Also, when no longerserviceable, they are easily replaced. Garments having elastic insertsstitched thereto are ren dered useless when the insert loses the desiredelastic qualities and the entire garment must be discarded.

It will thus be seen that this improved brassire will prove economicalto manufacture and comfortable to wear and can be kept in daintycondition throughout a long period of service.

In accordance with the patent statutes we have described what we nowbelieve to be the best embodiment of the invention but we do not wish tobe understood thereby as limiting ourselves or the scope of theinvention, as many changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention; and all such we aim toinclude within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln a brassire construction, a section adapted to extend across theback of the wearer, a front member, said member consisting of tworelatively large upper sections

